Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
- HABITAT - The Lesser Yellowlegs typically nests in open boreal forest and tundra with scattered shallow wetlands. The rest of the year it can be found in variety of wetland habitats ranging from tidal marshes to alpine lakes and including freshwater marshes, mud and salt flats, swamps, wet meadows, flooded agricultural fields, and reservoirs.
- DIET - Its primary prey is flies and beetles that live in aquatic habitats. Other foods include snails, worms, spiders, and a few fish.
- FACTS - While the Lesser Yellowlegs is similar in appearance to the Greater Yellowlegs, they are not closely related.
